Austin Dog Alliance Board of Directors

Board Chair

Erika Simono
is a former grade school teacher and educational consultant. She is currently retired and is active with Austin Dog Alliance as a therapy team and board member. She has a BS in Education from Western Illinois University.

Secretary

Lynn Powell
is retired Comptroller for a major newspaper. She is currently active as a therapy team volunteer and a service dog trainer.

Andi Donner has over 14 years of engineering experience. She received her masters in Business Administration and Engineering from the University of Texas at Tyler. She and her service dog Molly are very active as a pet therapy team with Austin Dog Alliance.

Dr. Danielle Paglia, DVM is a canine eye specialist. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Biology from the University of Florida and her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2001 from Mississippi State.

Stephanie Renea
is CEO and COO of DB Associates, Fairway Land, Ltd., and Bigglesworth Development LLC. She received a BA in Political Science from the University of Texas at Dallas and an Art Therapist certification from the Vancouver Art Institute.

Jeff Sloan
is a Software Developer and Principal Engineer at Dell. Jeff has a Ph.D. in Computer Information Systems from Southeastern University at Fort Lauderdale, and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh. Jeff enjoys volunteering with his pet therapy dog Chaucer.